11 lingering horror franchises that should have died decades ago

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It's a common horror movie twist: The bad guy is "killed" only to be resurrected for one more terrifying, murderous lunge.

In the case of the following horror film franchises, however, it's like the bad guy rises and is killed so many times that it just becomes annoying. Here are 11 scary film series that shouldn't have lasted through the first sequel, yet persisted for several decades.

PumpkinheadThis was a 1988 slasher film about a killer monster that- spoiler alert- has a pumpkin...

Children of the CornStephen King's short story about really creepy religious kids was a hit film...

The Legend of Boggy CreekIn the early 1970s, an ad salesman borrowed a camera and $100,000 to make...

Class of Nuke 'Em HighThis tongue-in-cheek 1986 film was both funny and scary. See for yourself by...